BY THE NUMBERS: How Many Voices Are In Jay Pharoah’s Head?

With a slew of celebrity impersonations to his credit, comedian and actor Jay Pharoah is a good man to call when you need a reasonable facsimile for Jay Z or President Barack Obama. T.U.D. takes a closer look at SNL’s man of many voices.

2010

The year Jay Pharoah joined the cast of Saturday Night live. Since going the cast, he’s gone on to spoof entertainers black and white with a hit-list that includes the likes of Dennis Rodman, Michael Straham, Shannon Sharpe, Shaquille O’Neil and many, many more.

2

The number of presidents Jay can impersonate. The two being Bill Clinton and Barack Obama:

1

The number of black female cast members he has on SNL. Something he actively campaigned for. Sasheer Zamata joined the cast in 2013 becoming the first African American woman on SNL since 2007 and the fifth in the history of the show.